Section 7-18A-32 - Actions for violations as civil cases--County as plaintiff--Pleadings--Rules ofconduct. - South Dakota Statutes

7-18A-32. Actions for violations as civil cases--County as plaintiff--Pleadings--Rules of conduct. Actions for violations of county ordinances shall be civil cases and the county shall be the plaintiff. The actions shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint and the response thereto shall be by oral plea or written answer. Conduct for the trials of violation of county ordinances and resolutions shall be governed by the procedure used in all proceedings for violations of ordinances and bylaws of units of local government of this state as referred to in § 23A-1-1. If the procedure does not cover or apply to a specific portion of the proceeding, the rules of civil procedure apply.

Source: SL 1975, ch 82, § 2; SL 1989, ch 67, § 2.